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South Sudan's government and rebel groups have signed a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands have died. Cheers rang out as one by one, representatives from the transitional government and rebel groups signed the deal, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the South Sudanese capital Juba. IMAGES
Representatives of Ecuador's government and Indigenous groups sign an agreement to end 18 days of sometimes violent protests against high living costs and fuel prices. IMAGES
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok signs a 14-point deal with top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to restore the transition to civilian rule, nearly a month after a military coup, at the presidential palace in Khartoum. The 14-point deal provides for the reinstatement of Hamdok as prime minister and the release of civilian leaders. IMAGES
South Sudan's warring parties meet in Addis Ababa in a bid to salvage a stalled peace deal with just days to go until a unity government is meant to be formed. The meeting has been arranged by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc for East Africa, which says it hopes the discussions will "develop a clear roadmap" for the formation of the government. IMAGES of the attendees
The government of Central African Republic signs a peace deal in Bangui with the armed groups that control of most of the country. It is hoped that the accord will bring an end to a bloody, years-long conflict.